Botswana vs Turkey: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
Botswana
71.9%
in 2025
Turkey
71.5%
in 2025
Botswana rank
83rd
Turkey rank
85th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) over time
- Botswana
- Turkey
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 71.9% against 71.5% in Turkey, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 83rd and Turkey ranks 85th of 187 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.6% | 48.5% | 31.2% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 74.0% | 56.2% | 17.8% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 69.7% | 65.8% | 3.9% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 71.6% | 70.7% | 0.9% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Botswana or Turkey?
- Botswana, at 71.9% against 71.5% in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Botswana and Turkey?
- 0.4%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Turkey?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Turkey rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Botswana ranks 83rd and Turkey ranks 85th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.